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About two years ago we were approached by United Productions who were looking for ideas for a new series of animal welfare programmes for Channel 5 in the UK. After prolonged negotiations the filming finally...

Following our recommendations the RSPCA International section have removed the affiliation of the MSPCA. International Animal Rescue (IAR) visited Mauritius in April 1999 as guests of the Government to...

There are two things that you can be sure of when you visit Malta. The first is the sun and the second is the sound of gunfire.Malta has been fighting a war for generations, a war on the birds that fly over...

By Dr Astrid G. Almeida, BVSc, AH, MVSc (Surg), Veterinary Director, Goa Dr Astrid G. Almeida of Animal Tracks, Goa, went on a veterinary training trip to the USA. This was sponsored by IAR and organised by...

We are delighted to announce that International Animal Rescue has expanded into the USA and was incorporated in June 2001 and The IRS has recognized us as an IRC 501(c) (3) tax-exempt organization. This is...

Two animal welfare Bills were introduced during April and May. Both Acts speak about animal welfare in general and the environment. For the first time, in the animal welfare field, the Maltese will have an...

Over the last few months the vets at IAR in Goa have been dealing with an increasing number of calls to treat cows. Most of these are stray cows that roam freely on the roads, beaches and in the towns....

After a lifetime of work devoted to animals John and Jo Hicks have finally decided to take life easier and have emigrated to India. The idea is to retire and take things easy but anyone who has met John will...